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Vandalia High School senior Haley Wollerman (left) and junior Austyn Krueger recently were selected to play in an All-American game as part of a USA Amateur Athletic Association team at the University of Illinois.

Never before has the Illinois College football team qualified for the NCAA Division III Playoffs. That all changed on Sunday evening.

After posting a 9-1 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the Midwest Conference, the IC Blueboys got the call. They were the final team that did. They will travel to play Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Never before has the Illinois College football team qualified for the NCAA Division III Playoffs. That all changed on Sunday evening.

After posting a 9-1 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the Midwest Conference, the IC Blueboys got the call. They were the final team that did. They will travel to play Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., on Saturday at 11 a.m.

South Central senior Kinzie Neilson was named the Midland Trail Conference Player of the Year, coach Mary Brimberry was named Co-Coach of the Year and four other Lady Cougars were named all-conference.

Senior Emily Atwood finished second in the voting for Player of the Year honors to earn first-team all-conference status for the second season in a row. Brimberry said that she had hoped Neilson and Atwood would have shared Player of the Year honors.

The Vandalia High School boys basketball team will open its season against South Central next Tuesday.

In last season’s matchup, Vandalia defeated the Cougars, 48-42, with Dathan Berning leading the Vandals in scoring, with 17 points. For South Central, Colby Bushue was the leading scorer, with 12 points.

For the Vandals, who finished 17-11 last season, the game will serve as a warm-up for the DuQuoin Tip Off Classic, which begins on Nov. 28.